Child hunger rate too high, may soon go higher

2:38 PM,
Dec. 10, 2012

Written by

Bruce Lesley, Washington, D.C.

The area's increase in child hunger ("Hunger haunts Buncombe children," Dec. 1) is alarming. But if some Washington politicians have their way, the problem may actually get worse. The federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provides food for more than 20 million kids. And it works - the childhood hunger rate would be much higher without SNAP. Making food more affordable also reduces child poverty, because fewer parents must make the ...